Quality of life: definition of the concept and its relation to the notion of good life
Journal Title: KultŁ«ra ir visuomenė. SocialiniŁ³ tyrimŁ³ Ł¾urnalas - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
The article analyzes the definition of quality of life and its relation to other notions of good life such as welfare, well-being and the standard of living. The author presents the relation between the quality of life and other concepts of good life and their differences by assessing different concepts of good life, their historical context, the issues of their measurement and operationalization and scholarly disciplines in which they are used. There are some problems in defining the quality of life. firstly, the concept and other related concepts of good life are often confused. The identical usage of these con- cepts both in lithuanian and foreign scholarly literature causes some misconceptions. Despite the fact that the concept of the quality of life is a modern concept understood more broadly than simply the standard of living or well-being, all these concepts are still used interchangeably and cause confusion. Another problem is related to the multiplicity of definitions and the lack of consensus on any of them. The quality of life is regarded as an interdisciplinary concept used by various academic disciplines as their constituent part. Therefore, the concept becomes more diverse and often inaccurate. moreover, it is often employed synonymously with the concepts of the health-related quality of life and of the economic and psychological welfare even though they are not identical. in order to clarify the content of the above issues, different aspects affecting the formation of various definitions of the quality of life are analyzed in the article.
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Sandra Krutulienė
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